初中英语课外辅导:Unit 11 疑难解析 |
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1. I was deeply impressed by the beautiful sights. 美丽的景色给我留下了深刻的印象。 be impressed by表示“被……所感动;对……印象深刻”。例如: The audiences were impressed by the actor's performance at the party. 在晚会上,演员的表演给观众们留下了深刻的印象。 I was deeply impressed by the song. 我被那首歌曲深深地打动了。 2. I booked a ticket beforehand. 我事先预定了一张票。 beforehand是“预先;事先”的意思。反义词为behindhand。例如: If you are coming, let me know beforehand. 如果你要来,请事先让我知道。 When you go on a journey, it is a good thing to be beforehand with your packing. 当你出门旅行的时候,最好提前把行李整理好。 book在这里是动词,意思是“预定(座、票)”。例如: Seats for the theatre can be booked beforehand. 戏院的票能够提前预定。 3. About 200 million years ago, all the land in the world was joined together in one huge continent. 大约在两亿年前,世界上的所有陆地都是连在一起的一个巨大大陆。 join在此处为及物动词,意思是“连接”,join还有“汇合;结合;加入”等涵义。例如: The two towns are joined by a railway. 那两座城镇由一条铁路连接起来。 Where does this stream join the river? 小溪在什么地方汇入那条河? We don't know when she joined the army. 我们不知道她什么时候参军的。 join ... to意思是“把……和……连接在一起”。例如: Let's join the rope to the end of the stick. 让我们把这根绳子和木棍的顶端接起来吧。 4. Then it started to break into pieces. 后来,它(连成一体的大陆)开始分裂成若干块(陆地)。 break into pieces的意思是“破裂成碎片”,break在这里为不及物动词,无需用被动语态。例如: The glass broke into pieces when it fell onto the floor. 杯子掉在地板上,摔成了碎片。 break into还可以表示“闯入;侵入”。例如: The robber broke into the bank and took away a lot of money. 强盗闯进了银行并拿走了很多钱。 5. Part of East Africa will break away from the rest of Africa. 东非的一部分将与非洲的其余部分分离。 break away from是“挣脱;脱离;离开或(突然)逃走”的意思。例如: The thief tried to break away from the policeman, but he failed. 小偷企图从警察手中挣脱,但他失败了。 rest在此处是名词,意思是“剩余、其余”,通常与定冠词the连用。例如: Some of the teachers are from the city, and the rest are from the country. 有些老师来自城里,其余的来自乡村。 I want to spend the rest of my life in Paris. 我想在巴黎度过自己的余生。 (文/杜倩;英语辅导报初四普及版04—05学年度第15期;版权归英语辅导报社所有,独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育,未经许可,不得以任何形式进行转载。) |